Hebrews 10:38
Nowe the iust shall liue by faith: but if any withdrawe himselfe, my soule shall haue no pleasure in him.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
In Context
37For yet a very litle while, and hee that shall come, will come, and will not tary.
Cross References
Psalms 5:4For thou art not a God that loueth wickednes: neither shall euill dwell with thee.
Psalms 147:11But the Lord deliteth in them that feare him, and attende vpon his mercie.
Isaiah 42:1Behold, my seruaunt: I will stay vpon him: mine elect, in whom my soule deliteth: I haue put my Spirit vpon him: he shall bring forth iudgement to the Gentiles.
Ezekiel 18:24But if the righteous turne away from his righteousnes, and commit iniquitie, and doe according to all the abominations, that the wicked man doeth, shall he liue? all his righteousnes that he hath done, shall not be mentioned: but in his transgression that he hath committed, and in his sinne that he hath sinned, in them shall he die.
Zephaniah 1:6And them that are turned backe from the Lord, and those that haue not sought the Lord, nor inquired for him.
Matthew 12:18Behold my seruant whom I haue chosen, my beloued in whom my soule deliteth: I wil put my Spirit on him, and he shall shewe iudgement to the Gentiles.
Matthew Henry on Hebrews 10:20-39
The Consecrated Way; Cautions against Apostasy; Perseverance Inculcated. ( a. d. 62.) 19 Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, 20 By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh; 21 And having a high priest over the house of God; 22 Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water. 23 Let us hold fast the… Read the whole commentary →